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- Title
Drinking Poison to Quench Thirst: Local Government Land Financial Dependence and Urban Innovation Quality.
- Authors
Xu, Shiying; Yang, Fuqiang; Yang, Qian; Chang, Binbin; Wang, Kun
- Abstract
Many emerging markets rely on land financing, whereby land grants are used to raise funds for the government. In the short term, land financing eases the government's fiscal deficit and boosts regional economic development. However, the long-term implications of such behaviour have not been adequately discussed. This study focuses on the relationship between local government land finance dependence (LGLFD) and urban innovation quality (UIQ). We find that LGLFD significantly inhibits the improvement of UIQ, and this inhibition occurs through three main channels: changing government spending preferences, reducing financial efficiency, and deteriorating the institutional environment. Our empirical study analyses 3662 samples from 264 Chinese cities from 2003 to 2016, confirming our research hypothesis. Further research finds that there is significant heterogeneity in the effect of LGLFD on UIQ. Based on these conclusions, some policy implications are proposed.
- Subjects
THIRST; POISONS; LOCAL government; REGIONAL development; PUBLIC spending; PUBLIC finance; INSTITUTIONAL environment
- Publication
Land (2012), 2024, Vol 13, Issue 4, p542
- ISSN
2073-445X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/land13040542